Tennessee § 4-3-5407 - Powers of the commissioner.

§ 4-3-5407. Powers of the commissioner.

The commissioner may: Request from any branch, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state or that receives state funds, such information as will enable the commissioner and board to best serve the hall of fame and perform the duties required by this part; Enter into any mutual agreements and contracts for the employment of personnel and operation of the hall of fame, excluding the requirements of § 4-3-1105. Nothing in this part or any other law, except title 9, chapter 8, shall be construed as a waiver of the state's immunity under the eleventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States or of the state's sovereign immunity for the board, its directors, officers, or employees; Administer a scholarship program to award privately funded scholarships to students based on guidelines and criteria recommended by the board, consistent with the purposes of the hall of fame; and Promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for purposes of carrying out this part. Acts 2019, ch. 88, § 1; 2020, ch. 699, § 10. Compiler's Notes. Former part 54, §§ 4-3-5401 — 4-3-5405 (Acts 1994, ch. 738, §§ 2-6; 2001, ch. 142, §§ 1, 2; 2006, ch. 822, §§ 1, 2; 2014, ch. 685, §§ 1,2; 2018, ch. 1056, §§ 1, 2) concerning the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Act of 1994, was repealed by Acts 2019, ch. 88, § 1 which enacted a new part 54, effective April 4, 2019. Amendments. The 2020 amendment rewrote (2) which read: “(2) Enter into mutual agreements with any state or local government, or subdivision thereof, or privately owned entity authorizing the hall of fame the use of any facility within the control or jurisdiction of such entity for or in connection with hall of fame activities;”. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 88, § 3. April 4, 2019. Acts 2020, ch. 699, § 11. June 15, 2020.